This review will contain spoilers.
I did not mind the writing style as much, since I do not pay enough attention to it while reading. If I don’t like unimportant parts, my mind just skips over it.
I did mind the romanticized rape and saying that Rhysand was not to blame at all since he only paraded her around as his sex slave such that Tamlin would kill their tormentor. As if Tamlin wouldn’t already hate her anyway for all she did to him. I also refuse to see how Tamlin would hate Amaratha (if I recall correctly) more after Rhysand’s abuse of Tamlin’s girlfriend. It is all on Rhysand.
Also, there is no storyline. Everything related to the curse is way too specific, the villain is very one-dimensional, and the trials that they come up with make no sense at all. It feels as if the plot is entirely motivated by Sarah J. Maas thinking about where she can put more sexual moments into the book.
However, I will be continuing with the series since I own the books and I want to know when everyone is going to hate Tamlin so much and begins to care for Rhysand. Also, the parts that have consentual sexual tension are ok and I want to see what happens to Lucien. I actually like his character and the more complex family dynamics and hope we see more of that it the next books.